Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to franchise's first 5-0 start - ESPN

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama helped San Antonio reach a franchise milestone Thursday, dropping a team-high 26 points with 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks as the Spurs rolled to the first 5-0 start in the club's history by way of a 107-101 win over the Miami Heat.

San Antonio saved its hottest start for its 50th season in the NBA.

«It feels great,» Wembanyama said. «It's not random. We didn't get those five wins randomly. We worked for it. We started this season strong, and we need to keep that streak going for as long as possible.»

Facing a red-hot Heat squad that entered the contest at Frost Bank Center averaging a league-high 131.5 points per game, San Antonio limited the visitors to a season low in scoring, including a 14-point third quarter. Down the stretch, the Spurs watched a 15-point lead to start the final frame disintegrate into a one-point deficit as Miami embarked on a 17-1 run sparked by Bam Adebayo, who poured in 12 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter.

Still, Wembanyama and the Spurs persevered, with the Frenchman logging all five of his blocks in the second half, including three in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama let out a triumphant yell to the sellout crowd of 18,702 immediately after falling to the floor and flexing with 14.9 seconds remaining and his team ahead by five.

«That instant, I'm feeling like it's like the exclamation point when we have [a] 99% chance of winning the game,» Wembanyama explained. «It's just me feeding off that energy. It feels great because it was a hard game and it feels good to have this relief and to live that with these people. I was thinking about the 5-0 record, the Spurs' history and I was just proud of being a Spur at that moment.»

The performance